Automata v1.2.0

What's New in v1.2.0

Race Mode

• New third decision mode: books both apps at once and the first driver match wins
• The losing booking is cancelled automatically in the other app
• Race-aware notifications tell you which app won and why
• Status banner reads "Waiting for a winner" during the race in plain language

Device Compatibility

• Location search now adapts to any screen size, so the pickup and drop suggestions are tapped correctly on smaller phones
• Never taps the "Saved addresses" or "Set location on map" rows in PickMe search
• Grants the ride app's location permission dialog automatically (Precise, while using the app)
• Detects when a ride app is set to Sinhala or Tamil and tells you to switch it to English

Problem Reporting

• Report a problem straight from the failure banner, the failure notification, or Settings
• Reports can attach the step trace, app log, a screenshot of the failing screen, and its layout
• Every attachment is optional with a preview, and reports are sent by email only
• Optional shake-to-report gesture (enable in Settings > Help)

New Look

• New Waypoint A app icon with adaptive and monochrome variants
• Signal Navy color theme across the app in both light and dark modes
• Redesigned permission banners and task form layout

Onboarding Guide

• New intro guide explains the three modes, required permissions, and dos and don'ts
• Replayable anytime from Settings > Help

Task Management

• Search your tasks from the top bar
• Reorder tasks with drag and drop (long-press a task and choose Reorder)
• Task cards now show the decision mode

Map Picker

• My location button centers the map on your position (OpenStreetMap and Google Maps)
• Google Maps API key now has an explicit Save and a live Test key check that verifies both Maps and Places APIs
• Moved Google Maps zoom controls so they no longer overlap the app's buttons

Reliability

• New "Improve reliability" prompt and a "Keeping Automata running" guide for phones that turn off permissions in the background (battery optimization and auto-start)
• Re-checks accessibility and notification permissions whenever you return to the app, so the warning banners clear on their own
• System screens now show "Automata" instead of the raw package name
• Auto-skips PickMe's rate-previous-ride popup and recovers from the Rides unavailable screen
• Handles Uber's fare expired popup (with a retry cap), Confirm new fare banner, and collapsed ride sheet
• Ride type selection now works when labels are only partially visible
• Hardened ride cancellation flows for both apps in Race mode
• Fixed the progress notification that could not be swiped away
• Fixed the status banner showing stale step text during a run

Fixes

• Fixed top bar and status bar icons being invisible in light mode
• Onboarding now explains the "Restricted setting" step needed to enable permissions on sideloaded apps

Other

• Both ride apps are always compared: removed the per-app toggles from tasks
• Removed saved locations from Settings
• Security hardening for logging and the maps WebView